Airship.



P. HANSEN.

maar?. APPLIOATXG! FILED SEPT. 15. 1009.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

P. HANSEN.

, msm. "tuen-lol m. nu. u. nos; 987,624. A Patented Nar. 21. 1911 I l "lhmm I l M594 a. n @M lm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

laanxaxcx Haillan, or am'rroa'n, enano, canna.

` Arnau.

n being to provide n novel forni and construction of flying machine including driving or propelling mechanism of a novel character sind arrangement. o portion of the propelling nieclniniinn heini: utilized for the purpose of steering or directing the annie in the l iii a plan view o an air ship embod desired conn-e or line of travel.

The machine alan embodies means for aetting or posing und miiintiiining the nilihriinn of the machine. the ont ire nuchnn|.-m

being under the immediate control of the driver or operator who occupies the czihin of the mechanism which forms an extension on the bottom of the main body of the ninehilic und communicates with ,the interior of the hiill thereof. i

With the above and other objects in view the nntnre of which will more fully appear iis the description iroceeds, the invention consists in the nove construction. combination und arrangement of parte hereinafter fnlly deaerihcd, illustrated und claimed.

"In the aceoinpanving di'iiwingaz-MFignre ying the ireiient invention. Fig. "t is a vertical longitudinal section through inc Mme. Fig. 2l is n vertical crow aection tliron the miichine on a line 3--8 of Fig. 2. ig. 4 is a detail vertical cross section showing' the means for operating the bottom tin'. i 5 is a reur elevation of one of the propel ers. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the saine. Fig. i a dininetrical section through the pro- 'I'hc bod? of the hnil of the niiichine is substantial y in the shape of a boat and in fact iii designed to rest upon a body of water und he propelled while resting in the water as well as in the air inrl to that end the hnli eoinpi'ieea ii forwardly iind upwardly inclined how rtion 1, a rearwardly and upwiudl' inclined rear counter or stern portion .t Mul, a depicaiied ciibiig portion 3 located between the bow and atei-n and adapt.- ed to accommodate the operntorkand crew in anciano" 'or uom hun. Aipitaattaa Itall Intentar tl. 1M. Iertal la. .17.00.

addition to the motor or engine and drivin niechiiniinn hereinafter described. erence the npper portion or deck 4 ia provided with an opening ."i which is pattinlly or wholly snrronndcd hy a roaming 0.

Mounted about centrally within the hull is an engine or motor 7, i designatin the engine shaft which extends longitndi. allv of the hnll in line with the propeller ihnft hereinafter described. The engine shaft 8 is also provided nt one side of the engine with ii worin 9 which meshes with und drives ii pinion 10 on a cross shaft Il which extends transversely on the bont und is designed for driving thel propellcrs arranged nt opposite aides of the boat and. hereinafter more particularly referred to. To the rear end of the engine shaft 8 there is occured one member l2 of a clutch, the other incinhcr i3 of which is secured to the forward end of n sleeve i4 having n feathered iuninectioii with the forward section l5 of the main longitudinal propeller shaft. The I'ileeve 14 is adopted to slide lengthwise on the shaft .'Iily menne of a shiftin fork or lever 1t'. fulcrnmed at l? and provided with a thumb latch lever 18 the hitch of which engages ii geur segment ttl ns shown in Fig. 2.

At. its renr extremity the section 15 of the iropellcr` shaft carries n conc-shaped pinion n which meshes with a .iorresimnding coneelniped pinion 2l on the forward extremity of the rciir'iiection 22 of the propeller shaft. The two vectionii 15 und ."2 of said propeller hatt iire inoniittd respectively in lwiirin z3 and 24 on u jointed frame embodyin t ie forward stationary upright bar 25 nn the renr upright swinging har 2t',the last named har :26 being connected hy links '27 and 28 to the opposite ends of the forward har 25. By reference to Fig. l it. will be seen that one of said l'nlrs is in the form of a lever which is fnlcrumcd nt 20 on the end of the har '25 and is -providcd with a forwardly extending arm 30 having an arcuate cruel head or steering segment 3l to which are connected cross steering ropes or cables 32 which pass around o ipositc sides of ii pnlle 33 und lcud forwiiri wtliin the hull of the machine here they nre wrapped in opposite direct ions iironnil a steering shaft 3 joui'- naled in iiiiitable bearing atandiirds 35. 'lho shaft 34 in controlled and operated hv ii hand' steering wheel 36 feathered to slide Patented aim. 21, um.

Byemf il sam thereon and rotate therewith and harina, s clutch face 37 which is adapted to be thrown into and ont of engagement with a corrasponding clutch face on the bracket 35 lock the whccl and shaft against rotation. as

shown iii Fig. t, the whccl :lo living adapted to be moved ontwai-d for release in a direc tion lengthwise of the shaft 34 against the tension of a'spring 38 which oicra'es to maintain the clutch faces rctcrrt to in enga inent with each other.

o upright. bars .5 and 26 are pmvided on their adjacent sides with u r and lower sets of gear scg'inents 39 and which are in 18 constant inesh with eacl'i other and which serve to Amaintain the-proper relation between the bars 25 and 26 and the pinions 20 and 21. The teeth of these pinions are ao formed thiitsaid piniona are inpoonstant v 20 driving mesh with each other regardless of the angle. the rear section 22 of the propeller shaft relatively to the section 15 of said shaft. This enables the steering proiallcr 4l to be turned to any desired angle 25 y nieans of the steerin connections above described without dist ing the drivin relationa of thc sections of the propeller s aft.

'l'he transverse shaft Il passoa thnoii h suitable hearings in o posits sides of t e hull and carries at eac extremity a bevel wheel 42 which meshes with a rresponding bevel wheel 43 on a side pro ller shaft 44 extending at right angles to t ie shaft 11 as shown in Fi 1. The shaft 44 is mounted in n swivele tilting frame 45 which also has a bearing 401er he shaft ll. 'lo the inner and of the frame t5 ia secured aa nr w'liecl 4l which is adapted to turn wit iin ll-shaped guides or keepers 48 on a bralzet 40 extendinf laterally .from the adjacent side of the iull Meshing with thewheel 47 is a pinion 50 which is mounted on ii shaft 51 parallel to and arraiifed above the shaft 11, the shaft 5l extent ing inwardly through the side of the hull and being rovided with an operating liaiidwheel by ineans of which the operator may turn tho shaft 51 and pinion 50 and also tiirn -tho wheel 4.7 for the purpose of varying the e0 .anuidarity of the frame 45 and correspondini.; v varying the pitch or aiiiznhirity of the shaft 44 and the propeller 53 which is moiintctL'fast on said shaft 44. 'llic wheel 52 is 'feathered toelide upon and rotate willi 55 the shaft ."il and is provided with a clutch 'face 5t to engage a corresponding clutch face l' on a hi'achct nicinhcr 5t" .winced to the linll or fra-nic nl' the vessel. Said wheel is'adaptcd to lic movi-d inwardly and witlio0 draw tlaI clutch faces from cngagcnient against the tcn-ion ot' a spring 5,`which normally holds tlnclutch iuainlicia interlocltcd io maintain the wlna-l and shaft 5l in adjusted position giiinxt casual move-- as ment. Upon the rel of the whe'st 5') troni the clutch ineiiiber Trl tho shaft .'t may be tiiriied for the purpose ahovideacrised.

Each of tlic gears 4:2 is provided with a sleeve i'it having `a feathered engageait-nt A- with the shal'l ll and adapted to slid lengthwisethereon -o that thc wheel -ll nniv lie tlirowi. into and ont of engagement with the wheel itl to provide for Hopping and starting the side propcllci's mi. l hc gear lz! f .ind its sleeve .'ti iiniy he shifted by iin-.ins of a hand operating rod having a terminal fork which engages a groote 3h' in thc sleeve .-n as shown in Figs. 1 ainl il. The o .icrator may thas throw either or both .of t ie side Si Y propellers into or ont of operation and thereby .control the direction of movi-ment of the machine.

At the front of the inaehiin ther(l is ai' ranged a icrticai stcadying. plano or rnd- Mi der ll mounted on a rearwardly extending a'riii 60 having.: a pivotaljoint at til with a bracket arin "i2 extending.' forward front ttafroiit ot' tlict all. Stays (t3 i-xtciid from llafroiit nf the plinio .'i.) backward to a cross 90 head i4 as shown b v dotted lincf in l-`i, l from the extremities of which ro|aor calilw. ti'i extend rearward hctwccii guide pulleys (i6 on liriiclicttii' to and are woiiiid iii re- -venic directions around a driiiu its on a shaft "J5 tit) irovided willi a hand wheel T0. ThisV cnn lcsthe stcadyiiig pinne to lnhiflcd laicriillv to oiic side or thc other iis may lic foiiiid expedient in ir-ici' to assist in stcadyim: and steering thc machine. 10U

7*. designates a liottoni tin which is airiinged iindcr the liodv of the ica-vl and ia irovidcd with an upwardly cxtcnding .-'tcin 3 which passes through a licvcl gear T4 havini; ii splincd cneagzcnicnt thcrcwiih. 'llie 105 fcar T4 ini-elica willi a corres winding lieicl gear 'i'.i' on n luind opi-ratei `-liatt 'iti by turning which any desired angh` of obli nity of the lin 7:2 iiiay lic obtained to one siii@ or the other as inay lic desired. 'lhc stein 73 llt) is connected at its iippcr end to a cross head 75 which i ri-i-cs`cd to rcccvc a head Tt' on thc iippcr cxtrcniity of thc stein Tit, wht-roby said stein may lic liirin-l iii thc cross head i'. 'lhc croci head is inoiahle ii i and dow-n lic- H5 tween airallel fnidca'i? .imi projccting n iw'acd ioni sait cross head is a rack har i-*i which iin-dica with a pinion iiioiintcd on a hand opi-rated haft ,-o that. by turning the -lia ft Sti. thc fin 7.,iiia v lic clcvatcd and dc- 124i pri--cd as' may hitound e.\' icdiciit io give gri-ait i or les prepa-nrc to t'he machine on thc ciii'rciit of air through whiclt'luiin.-

chiiic pam-m The np and tion n adiii-tinint ot'lhc lin docsv not intcrft-rc willi tho op- |25 cratiiciiws ol thc niccliani-iii for tiirninpr lhtin Tft partially iii-omni vi vertical a\i-.

llaeh ol' the. propeller` -1l and .itl ironatriicted hy preference as shown in Fig. ."i and 7 inclusive in which it will he ohaerved icio puller i1 provided with n iliiiinetrical bai: or

iveh8-t ut'innged nt un tingle tothe front cross lier 82u# uhown in Fi I iinil extending lio-- tween the hun` 82 um Si siro two blades 85 which have ii 'pitch whivh gradually inerwim from the eiwit bur 82 to the diainetriinl Imi' 84. 'lhc uir is gathered in iinniediuti-ly iidjuceiit to the frontY cross bsr 82,

und is thon. euught by the bludes 85 and we it rapidly rourwuid towurd the diametricii bnr 8# ut the edge of which it is liberated from the propeller, the nir in passing inroiigli the propo ler heini;v confined be` tweenl the blades 85 iiud the frusto-eonical `rim orfsliell 8l of uafn'opellerr Having thus deseri is claimed es new isil. ln un nir ship, the eonibiiuition with n :n.uhine fronte. und ii motor thereon, of ii propeller hilft poured to the inotor slnift :nd ouibtnlying a frontsection sind n rear section, a swinging frame mounted to turn en u i'ertiriil exis und embodying normall sliued hearings for thc sections ofthe rope lcr shaft, ooneshspcd gears on the ndioining ends o! the shaft sections adapted to remain in mesh under varying angular relations of the invention what I the shaft sections, gear segments serving to nniintain the meshing engagement between 'i5l seid pinio und means for swinging the frsme in which the propeller shaft sections hear, whereby one section of the ropeller shaft maj. be swung to sn desi .angular relstioii to the other prope ler shaft section. 40

2. An air shi embodying a moin frame, a motor moiin thereon, propelling mechenism ned to the motor, s normally vertical located beneath the main ironie, iueiiu for var ing the a tively to the ongitudina axis o! the main freine und means lor elevating iin depressing uml iln reliitivelyl to the main lframe.

3. An air ship comprisingr i inainfframefe the motor and a shaft and embodvingn hollow frustconieal Y Tm.' J. ic

J. J. Cononnnut.

motor thereon, a propeller shaftl red to 50' j- Y propeller mount@ von 'said.'g.'

rini Voi' outer she l, s cross bar .extending dif-f ,l iinietrically across vthe frontv of the rim'. Vii' l 

